Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [POLL] [VOTE] code.ffmpeg.org

[Kieran Kunhya via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

On Sun, 13 Jul 2025, 22:47 Michael Niedermayer, <michael@niedermayer.cc>
wrote:

> Hi Ronald
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 02:04:15PM -0400, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
> > G, preferably hosted by videolan.
>
> This poll really is about, what we should setup on our server.
>
> If you want to discuss giving up our autonomy (not sure thats what you
> meant)
> We can discuss that, though iam not sure email is the medium over which i
> can
> convey my position successfully.
>
> But let me try.
> My vission for FFmpeg was, and is that it should be and remain the leading
> multimedia framework. (I mean its even in teh "about" of ffmpeg)
> And i very much would like to move in this direction together with everyone
> who shares this vission. (including all the innovation, AI and so on in
> ffmpeg)
>
> I also belive that decissions in FFmpeg should be made by the community
> (who shares a similar vission).
>
> And really the leading multimedia framework needs its own server and cannot
> be hosted by another multimedia framework.
>
> Thats on top of reasons related to performance, independance, and
> flexibility
>
> Theres also the more personal reason, that i dont want to work on a #2
> framework or appendix under some other framework. Id like to compete and
> win and be working on #1 :)
>
> thx
>

Ffmpeg has been using Videolan infra for git for over a decade.

Kieran

>
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